Boy or Girl

Is Cleta a boy or girl name?

Cleta was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,013 US babies named Cleta were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Cleta since 1885
4,013
Most popular year
1935
136 babies
Babies named Cleta each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Cleta from 1885 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Cleta, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s015100%
1890s067100%
1900s0158100%
1910s0626100%
1920s0890100%
1930s0988100%
1940s0617100%
1950s0436100%
1960s0140100%
1970s069100%
1980s07100%
1990s00–
2000s00–
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–0–
19840–0–
19830–0–
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–7#8,329
19790–5#10,498
19780–7#7,771
19770–5#9,907
19760–0–
19750–6#8,181
19740–8#6,356
19730–8#6,192
19720–10#5,170
19710–11#4,864
19700–9#5,475
19690–12#4,226
19680–14#3,640
19670–18#2,982
19660–17#3,057
19650–0–
19640–11#4,135
19630–12#3,839
19620–15#3,312
19610–20#2,769
19600–21#2,662
19590–31#2,026
19580–26#2,220
19570–32#1,930
19560–36#1,763
19550–52#1,383
19540–51#1,414
19530–63#1,214
19520–50#1,372
19510–47#1,365
19500–48#1,326
19490–59#1,183
19480–52#1,271
19470–66#1,098
19460–46#1,279
19450–57#1,023
19440–58#1,030
19430–69#945
19420–56#1,050
19410–77#822
19400–77#811
19390–77#776
19380–100#688
19370–80#761
19360–102#653
19350–136#549
19340–125#579
19330–73#770
19320–94#699
19310–110#633
19300–91#734
19290–83#768
19280–92#740
19270–88#771
19260–99#730
19250–95#760
19240–85#810
19230–77#836
19220–85#790
19210–100#735
19200–86#781
19190–64#877
19180–88#761
19170–87#750
19160–89#721
19150–82#735
19140–69#693
19130–50#742
19120–40#787
19110–39#699
19100–18#1,034
19090–25#817
19080–19#918
19070–22#798
19060–9#1,345
19050–21#802
19040–13#1,012
19030–16#867
19020–13#979
19010–10#1,079
19000–10#1,242
18990–8#1,192
18980–14#927
18970–10#1,046
18960–13#910
18950–7#1,328
18940–8#1,153
18930–7#1,198
18920–0–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18890–0–
18880–10#847
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–5#1,074

Highest rank

Cleta has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #549 in 1935. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Cleta

Compare Cleta with another nameTry Cleta with your surnameTop names of 1935More names starting with C

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.